Mentors
Posted on 13 October, 2009 by Chris, Paul, Uncategorized | 
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What are mentors? How are they different from coaches? How do you get one? What will they do for you?
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Stephen Grindrod said,
This is great that you’re discussing mentoring, with the recession and web technology today it’s becoming more known. Since training budgets have been reduced, mentoring is a low-cost alternative for organisations.
Companies have the option to use technology to easily set up mentoring programmes and match well mentors to mentees.
We have seen in the USA a great interest in mentoring, hopefully we will see the same within organisations in the UK.
Matt Vertrees said,
Important data point is that typically a mentor is an ‘internal’ resource that understands your goals and aspirations as they relate to the current organization you are involved with. A coach can provide more of a fundamental approach to understanding the critical skill sets that you may require to reach the next level or becoming better in a current role.
Paul said,
That’s a really good point Matt and not one that we specifically stated, but certainly something that I had assumed; as a mentor would normally have actual experience over a longer period of time than the person being mentored (or as some call it, the Mentee). It’s a very good distinction to make.
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